The most prestigious comic festival in the world, the Angoulême International Comic Festival, has been cancelled by organizers after a sustained call for change by notable cartoonists and publishers from around the world. The event has been held annually in southern France since 1974 (omitting Covid-19 hiatus).According to Le Monde, Noémie de La Soujeole, commercial […]
Cartoonists Rights is running its annual pledge drive to support its mission to defend cartoonists around the world who are threatened or persecuted for their cartoons.The free speech organization reports that as a non-profit they are facing several challenges this year: government withdrawals from humanitarian efforts, the Trump administration policies that create visa disruptions, and […]
Nice timing, since I was just talking about this to someone yesterday, but, then again, it’s a topic I think about a lot. We used to joke about 150 channels and nothing good on, which was a reaction to growing up with four or five channels and nothing good on.I’m no snob and I don’t […]